6/22/2023 0 Comments Matthew barney astrup fearnley![]() ![]() He has also showcased the young Norwegian art scene in exhibitions such as Lights On (2008), NN-A NN-A NN-A – New Norwegian Abstraction (2015) and Sun and Spring in January – Next Generation in Norwegian Contemporary Art (2019). Kvaran has encouraged research-based exhibitions presenting national art scenes and talented young artists previously unknown in Norway, such as Uncertain States of America (2005), China Power Station (2008), Indian Highway (2009), Imagine Brazil(2013) and Europe, Europe (2014). ![]() ‘He will leave a very large gap that we now have to fill’, says Rønneberg. ‘Thanks to Kvaran’s network and expertise, the museum has been able from an early stage to invite major international artists such as Yoko Ono, Matthew Barney, Jeff Koons and Takashi Murakami to Oslo and present them to the Norwegian public’, says Astrup.ījørn Rønneberg, the current board chairman, thanks Kvaran for his great efforts on behalf of the museum during his time as director. His international network and close cooperation with artists, art writers, gallery owners and museum curators in other parts of the world have made a vital contribution to the museum’s exhibition programmes and acquisitions for the Astrup Fearnley Collection’, says Hans Rasmus Astrup. Kvaran has been an invaluable resource in the expansion of the museum and the growth of its reputation. But I’ve always thought that 20 years as director of one and the same art institution is one year too much!’ The museum’s journey from its relatively small building in Dronningens gate to the present, when its collection fills one of Oslo’s landmark buildings, has been fantastic, both for the museum itself and for contemporary art. I’m enormously grateful for the collaboration with Hans Rasmus. ‘When Hans Rasmus Astrup stepped down as chairman of the museum board in 2018, I felt it was the end of an era, and after 19 intense years as director, it’s time for me to hand over the responsibility to a new generation’, says Kvaran. Earlier this year he informed Hans Rasmus Astrup, who owns the Astrup Fearnley Collection and who established the museum in 1993, that he wished to leave at the end of 2019. Kvaran (64), the director of Astrup Fearnley Museet, is resigning his position as of the beginning of 2020. ![]()
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